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  • What are the business models for palm oil production in Indonesia?
  • The three main business models for palm oil production in Indonesia are private large scale plantations, nucleus estate smallholders, and independent smallholders. The breakdown of palm oil area and production by type of palm oil plantation is shown in Table 1. [ 12 ]
  • How many palm oil plantations are there in Indonesia?
  • As of 2011, there were 7.8 million hectares (19 million acres) of palm oil plantations, with 6.1 million hectares (15 million acres) of these being productive plantations under harvest, thus making Indonesia the global leader in crude palm oil (CPO) production.
  • Does Indonesia produce palm oil?
  • The table above shows production of palm oil has grown rapidly in Indonesia over the past decade. The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) stated that its target is to see Indonesia producing at least 40 million tons of CPO per year from 2020.
  • Where does palm oil come from?
  • The entire oil production is derived from Indonesia's rainforest which ranks third in the world, the other two being in the Amazon and Congo basins. The three main business models for palm oil production in Indonesia are private large scale plantations, nucleus estate smallholders, and independent smallholders.
  • What is Indonesia's oil palm plantation & processing industry?
  • Indonesia's oil palm plantation and processing industry is a key industry to the country's economy: the export of palm oil is an important foreign exchange earner while the industry provides employment opportunities to millions of Indonesians.
  • Did Indonesia legalize oil palm plantations?
  • Instead, the government offered an amnesty and legalized the plantations retrospectively. Thus far, the government has granted more than 10,000 concessions to oil palm corporations. Together they occupy around 22 million hectares – a third of Indonesia’s farmland.